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The Recycling.co.uk– MG XPower-Litespeed team may be part-sponsored by the sports car marque but MG Sport and Racing Ltd is a standalone company and will continue to provide financial and vehicle support for the squad.

If Eric Martlew MP truly cares about head injuries in children will he call for lots of other sports to force their young participants to wear helmets? The FA said there has been "nine deaths...in recent years" from soccer head injuries, and now a US study shows that golf is a leading cause of head injuries in American children. So, where's the clamour for compulsory helmets for junior golfers?

The sport of cycling got a lengthy endorsement in Parliament on Wednesday during a speech by Jane Griffiths MP, the chair of the All Party Cycling Group. Her speech mentioned the success of the GB Team at the recent Track World Championships and was responded to, at length, by arts minister Estelle Morris.

The Green Party's election campaign was launched today. As would be expected, the enviro-friendly party is not availing itself of helicoptors, light aircraft or battle buses... The campaign was launched from three poster-pulling promo recumbents.

Halfords Group today released a trading update for the 52 weeks to 1st April 2005. Sales have increased by 8.6 per cent compared with the 53 weeks ended 2nd April 2004, and by 10.5 per cent compared with the 52 week period in the previous year.